Table 2 Seriousness of summer eczema in the most commonly affected horse breeds in Finland.
Breed | Seriousness of clinical signs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mild | moderate | severe | Number of horses | |
Finnhorse | 17 (14%) | 95 (75%) | 14 (11%) | 126 |
Icelandic horse, born in Finland | 0 (0%) | 9 (82%) | 2 (18%) | 11 |
Icelandic horse, imported | 2 (4%) | 34 (69%) | 13 (27%) | 49 |
Shetland pony | 0 (0%) | 9 (90%) | 1 (10%) | 10 |
New Forest pony | 0 (0%) | 6 (55%) | 5 (45%) | 11 |
Total | 19 (9%) | 153 (74%) | 35 (17%) | 207 |